Here's Your Infantry Show Inspires War Bond Drive
Montanans join in the Mighty Seventh War Loan effort as Sgt. Brown of Billings recaps earning the Bronze Star during a midnight banzai raid. The army presentation includes 37 enlisted men, two officers, a static weapons exhibit, and a 30 piece band will parade through Butte to promote bond sales.
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Dean
Sgt. Brown
Joseph W. Stillwell
Army Ground Forces
Murray Clinic
Main
Granite Streets
Butte
Okinawa Conquest Near as Forces Collapse Japanese Resistance
The Japanese garrison on Okinawa nears collapse with an estimated 20 000 or fewer troops. U S Marines and Army units led by Maj Gen Lemuel C Shepherd and Col Alan Shapley advance on Naha and Chinen peninsulas while Navy ships shell ahead. The week also reports on near total control of the island, reduced pockets, and casualties among destroyers Morrison and Luce with postponed local church events.
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Okinawa
U. S
Pacific
Nakagasaki Bay
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Naha
Associated Press
al Copking
Alan Shapley
Army
Seventh Division
Chinen
Gusichan
John H
Mickey) Finn
32Nd Regiment
Doughboys
Finn
Tenth
Oroku
Nimitz
Navy Department
Washington
Morrison
Luce
Law to Prevent Losses by Producers Sought
Six Republican senators on the banking committee urged amending the price control act to protect producers processors and manufacturers from losses as a new extension is debated. Taft of Ohio leads the push with five colleagues to add two changes they say will assure the economy and provide lawful protection.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Taft
Ohio
O. E. S. Matron Is Feted by Chapter
Daisy chapter No. 20 O. E. S. held a special meeting in Twin Bridges on June 5 with about 65 attendees. Worthy Grand Matron Nellie Yale Hauberg of Helena made an official visit, honored by corsage presents from Rainbow girls Lillian Cox and others, as visiting dignitaries from Butte Billings Dillon Lima and Sheridan were welcomed along with grand officers and committee members.
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Twin Bridges
Worthy
Nellie Yale Hauberg
Helena
Rainbow Girls
Lillian Cox
Malba Warden
Alicia Ann Shular
Norma McLaughlin
Sally Joe Telin
Shirley Shearer
Donna Rae Galahan
Hauberg
Hattie Hadzor
Butte
Palma Coon
Billings
Esther Shaw
Dillon
Vera Jenkins
Lima
Grand Ruth
Florence Keller
Grand Electa
R. D. Curry
I. D. Hadzor
London Searched for Von Ribbentrop in City Streets
London reporters say Ace Army investigators were alerted that Joachim von Ribbentrop former German foreign minister and Nazi leader might be walking London streets in disguise. A responsible source noted the possibility amid recent German escape attempts to Ireland on forged papers.
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London
Ace Army
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Army
von Ribbentrop
Ireland
Britain
Prisoners End Strike at Fort Douglas
All but 11 Italian prisoners of war returned to work at Fort Douglas Utah after a four day strike. The action aimed to win civilian-style working hours for POW labor and was resolved with most detainees going back to duties.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Mindanao and Luzon Advances Highlight WWII Fronts
Allied forces push along Mindanao’s Davao region with the 24th and 31st divisions driving west and taking hills near Mintal while the 37th division advances in the Cagayan valley. In Luzon the 38th division seizes Mount Lamita as MacArthur reports gains across southern Mindanao and presses campaigns northeast of Manila and in the Tarakan and Borneo theaters.
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Mindanao
Davao City
Ula
31St
Pulangi River
Douglas MacArthur
37Th
Cagayan Valley
Philippines
Luzon
Santa Fe
Manila
Wawadam
Borneo
Tarakan
Melbourne
Hill 102
Montana Standard
Butte
Percy Clarkson
Chico River
Baguio
William C. Chase
Mount Lamita
Marikina
Mount Purro
Davao
Roscoe Woodruff
Mintal Thai Town
Formosa
Asiatic
Indo-China
British North Borneo
Denmark Seated at Conference Discusses World Security
Denmark participates in a conference with 14 leading nations as the executive committee weighs if it can decide issues or only discuss and recommend. Debates focus on reference power versus ruling authority in steering committees, with decisions pending on a secretary general election and deputy powers.
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New World Security Organization
Executive Committee
Dan T. McKittrick Leads Anaconda Smeltermen Union
ANACONDA, June 5. Dan T McKittrick elected president of the Anaconda Mill and Smelter men’s union No. 117 at its annual election. Other officers named include Mike Sestrich and John Emmons. State CIO ballots show Mike Lacey leading president race in Butte with 230 votes and Anaconda’s John Morris receiving 596 for governor.
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Anaconda
Dan T McKittrick
Anaconda Mill and Smeltermen's Union No. 117
Mike J. Kelly
H. C. Farlin
Mike Sestrich
John
Si) Emmons
Charles McLean
Edward Corcoran
Ole Stokke
James P. Corrigan
Paul Tonkovich
William Fedderson
C.I.O
Mike Lacey
Butte
John McLeod
Dave Grant
Great Falls
John Morris
Jack Byrnes
Tony Petroneo
Fight Over MVA to Reopen Next Fall
Washington June 5 The fight over the Missouri Valley Authority will be reopened next fall with a hearing set for Sept 17 before the Senate irrigation subcommittee chaired by Sen Overton. The bill by Sen Murray to establish an MVA advanced earlier through the commerce committee which gave an unfavorable report and will go to agriculture for more review.
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Washington
Missouri Valley Authority
Overton
D-La
Senate Irrigation
Murray
D-Mont
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Agriculture
Mata Hari Spy Dancer's Real Name Revealed
The famous wartime spy Mata Hari is identified as Margaret Gertrude Zeller, a Dutch Javanese dancer.
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Mata-Hari
Margaret Gertrude Zeller
Banks Will Handle Cattle Payments
Washington June 5 Cattle feeders will receive subsidy payments directly from local banks. The War Food Administration outlined a 50 cent per 500weight payment for cattle averaging 800 pounds or more to spur heavier weights and better distribution to authorized slaughterers. Eligible feeders will receive sight drafts redeemable immediately by local banks.
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Washington
War Food Administration
WFA
Mitscher says Japanese suicide plane threat shrinking daily
Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher, commander in the Okinawa operations, stated the Japanese suicide plane menace is daily being reduced and will be further cut. He noted only about 10 percent of enemy planes penetrate air defenses, with 90 percent of those shot down and the remainder largely ineffective. He urged pushing west to finish the affair, predicting no early Japanese surrender.
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Washington
Marc A. Mitscher
Okinawa
Mitscher
Navy Department
Pacific
Tire thieves take worthless buy. burglars misfire
Sheriff deputies O Barnicoat and Jerry Harrington reported a burglary at the Frosty Winter Tire and Service warehouse. The thieves stole a load of used tires deemed worthless and beyond repair, leaving investigators amused at the mismatch.
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O. Barnicoat
Jerry Harrington
Tire and Service Company
Allied Agreement Sets Up Joint German Occupation
Eisenhower flies to Berlin to sign the postwar plan with Zhukov Montgomery and de Lattre de Tassigny. Four occupation zones created with joint control for the greater Berlin area. Germany must surrender arms and war materials and release prisoners. War criminals to be handed over and communications assets to be destroyed or turned over. An Austria joint control announcement is anticipated, possibly tempered by the 1943 Moscow declaration.
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Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Berlin
Marshal Zhukov
Sir Bérnard Montgomery
Britain
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
France
United Nations
Greater
Russia
United States
Washington
Moscow
London
Paris
Austria
Anaconda Approves Bond Proposal
Deer Lodge county voters backed a highway debenture measure by nearly four to one in a general election with about 12.5 percent turnout. The tally stood 333 in favor and 89 against across 16 of 17 precincts, with 422 cast against a registration of 3,343.
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Anaconda
Deer Lodge
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